Lt. Col. William Bingham, Sr.
Oct 5, 2015
Final Flight Lt. Col. William Paul “Bill” Bingham, Sr. (USAF, retd.) passed away October 5, 2015, in Panama City, Florida after a brief illness. A native of Emporia, Kansas, Bill was a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy and West Point Military Academy. He served his country as a FAC pilot in Vietnam, a test pilot, Command Pilot in the...
Ruth N. Turnbull
Sep 25, 2015
Ruth N. Turnbull, 85, of Eskridge, Kansas, passed away on September 25, 2015 at Village Villa Nursing Facility in Nortonville, Kansas. Ruth Nadine Converse, the daughter of Merle and Nellie Hunt Converse, was born on July 4, 1930 at Eskridge. Ruth married Edwin Van Petten on December 26, 1948 at Eskridge Methodist Church. He preceded her in death on February...
Mayetta "Mickey" V. Mccorkle
Sep 24, 2015
Mayetta “Mickey” V. McCorkle, 93, of Emporia died at her home on Thursday, September 24, 2015. Mickey was born on May 7, 1922 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Frank and Viola Deister. She married Ovid “Corky” N McCorkle on March 29, 1942 in Emporia, Kansas. He died July 20, 1999 in Emporia. Surviving family members include: son, Mitchell McCorkle...
Walter Albert Zumbrum
Sep 24, 2015
Walter Albert Zumbrum, 94, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Walter was born in Americus, Kansas on November 1, 1920, to Albert and Christena (Edwards) Zumbrum. He graduated from Americus High School and entered the military, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corp, as an airplane mechanic in the 376th Air Service Squadron, 5th Air...
Fredrick A. Campbell
Sep 22, 2015
Fredrick A. Campbell, 70, Hartford, Kansas and formerly of Emporia, died Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Newman Regional Health. Services will be held at the Patio Garden, Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, on Friday September 25, 2015 at 2:00 P.M., conducted by Pastor Charity Sandstrom, First Friends Church. Interment will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Stephanie Diane Lindsay
Sep 15, 2015
Stephanie Diane Lindsay, 45, of Emporia died September 15, 2015 at her home. Stephanie was born on June 14, 1970 in Topeka, KS to Michael W. Lindsay and Betty A. King Lindsay Hayes. Surviving family members include: parents, Betty A. and Larry G. Hayes of Emporia, KS, and Michael W. Lindsay of Joplin, MO; brothers, Shawn M. Lindsay (Jody) of...
Margaret Jane Squires
Sep 12, 2015
Margaret J. Squires (69), of Emporia died Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. Margaret Jane Cody, the daughter of Campbell and Murlie Bowen Cody, was born August 7, 1946 in Springfield, Illinois. She had worked many jobs through her life and retired from the deli at Walmart. She was active with the “Hi Risers Club” at Horizon...
Margaret Ellen Martin
Sep 11, 2015
Margaret E. Cowan Martin (75), of Emporia died Friday, September 11, 2015 at Flint Hills Care Center. Cremation is planned. Margaret Ellen Cowan Martin, the daughter of Charles Hadley and Violet May Day Cowan, was born January 10, 1940 on the family farm in North Lyon County. She graduated from Emporia High School in 1958 and received a Bachelor of...
Evelyn Murphy
Sep 8, 2015
Evelyn Murphy (102) passed away September 8th, 2015 at Holiday Resort, Emporia, under Hospice care. Evelyn was born October 20th, 1912 to Edward & Edith Jones in the family farm home that her father had just finished building. Her favorite memory, as a child, was being outside playing under the Catalpa tree (know to most of the children as the...
Leroy Edward Raymond Thomas
Sep 7, 2015
LeRoy Edward Raymond “Cap” Thomas, a lifetime resident of Lyon County, Kansas, went to be with his Savior on September 7, 2015. He was 88 years old when he passed away at the family home. A lifetime resident of Lyon County, Kansas, LeRoy was a fourth generation decedent of Joel and Sarah McKee Haworth, who homesteaded southwest of Emporia in...
Katherine Shown
Sep 7, 2015
Katherine Shown, 90, Emporia, passed away at Newman Regional Health, Emporia, on Tuesday, September 7, 2015. Hazel Katherine Shown was born at Red Rocks, Oklahoma on March 26, 1925, the daughter of Horace and Stella (Fairchild) Maxwell. She married Warren Robert “Bob” Shown May 5, 1946 in Emporia. He died June 30, 2004. Surviving family members include her sons, Warren...
Margaret Ilene Burris
Sep 5, 2015
Margaret “Ilene” Burris, 88, passed away surrounded by family at Midland Hospice House in Topeka, KS, on September 5, 2015. Margaret was born November 30, 1926, in Maydale, Kansas to Fred and Anna (Riddle) Haughton. She graduated from Emporia High School in 1944. On January 27, 1944, she married Paul Burris, the love of her life, and they were married...
Orville F. Brooks
Sep 4, 2015
Orville F. Brooks, 91 of Emporia, Kansas died Friday, September 4, 2015 at Holiday Resort, Emporia. Orville was born April 26, 1924 in Ft. Scott, Kansas the son of Benjamin Franklin and Flora (Caton) Brooks. He served in the US Army during WWII as a part of the 463rd Ordinance Evacuation Company. He worked in sales for Montgomery Ward in...
Orval Dean Nelson
Sep 4, 2015
Orval Dean Nelson, 87 of Emporia, Kansas died Friday, September 4, 2015 at Holiday Resort, Emporia. Orval was born July 27, 1928 in Clifton, Kansas, the son of Albert Carl and Hazel Arvida Marie (Olson) Nelson. He moved to Emporia in 1941 and was a graduate of the Kansas State Teachers College. Orval was a farmer for 35 years and...
Delmar D. Miller
Sep 2, 2015
Delmar D. Miller, 85, formerly of Olpe, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at Holiday Resort, Emporia. Delmar was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma on May 18, 1931, the son of Jack and Edna May (Wilson) Miller. He married Marjorie Lucille Potter in Emporia on July 18, 1954. She died June 12, 2009 in Olpe. Surviving family members include his...
Marie B. Sippola
Aug 31, 2015
Marie B. Sippola, 93, of Emporia, Kansas, died August 31, 2015 at Emporia Presbyterian Manor. Marie was born on March 10, 1922 in Syracuse, New York, the daughter of Theodore and Frances Bellamy. She married her loving husband, Sterling Edward Sippola, on March 10, 1946 in Syracuse, New York. He survives. Other survivors include: son, Timothy Sippola of Emporia; daughters,...
Janet "Jan" Sue Hedges
Aug 30, 2015
Janet Sue “Jan” Hedges, Merriam, Kansas, and formerly of Emporia, died Sunday, August 30, 2015 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas, at the age of 69. Janet Sue McMinn was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on November 5, 1945, the daughter of B.L.D. and Elmaleda (Hauser) McMinn. She married Bill Hedges at Emporia on November 6, 1982....
Holly Marie Turner
Aug 28, 2015
Holly M. Turner (61) of Emporia died Friday, August 28, at the Olathe Medical Center Hospice House. Cremation will take place with no services at this time. Holly Marie Timm the daughter of Miles and Mary Lee Eastwood Timm was born September 13, 1953 in Emporia. She had a dietary managing certificate and worked as a dietary manager for several...
Donald Ray Ratzlaff
Aug 28, 2015
Donald Ray Ratzlaff, 70, of Emporia died on August 28, 2015 at his home. Donald was born on March 17, 1945 in Fullerton, California the son of Alvin and Josephine Davis Ratzlaff. He was married but later divorced. Surviving family members include: son, Daniel Ratzlaff of Emporia; daughter, Kristina Typaldos of Mt. Vernon, Missouri; grandchildren, David Dixon-Ratzlaff, Rachelle Typaldos, and...
Ruth Irene Jacob
Aug 18, 2015
Ruth Jacob, 95, formerly of Americus, passed away at Holiday Resort, Emporia, on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. Ruth Irene Long was born on the family farm near Gibbon, Oklahoma on July 10, 1920, the daughter of John C. and Winnie (French) Long. She Married Cleo C. Jacob in her parent’s living room in Freeport, Kansas on June 20, 1943. He...
